By Pastor Stephen Hess – Last month I had the opportunity to travel to Wichita, Kansas and attend a Ligonier Ministries regional conference where hundreds of believers gathered to study the truth of God’s word. The theme of the conference was “Stand Firm”, and the speakers focused on how Christians can stand firm in their faith […]
culture, faith, pluralismBy Pastor Stephen Hess – As I write this article, preparations are being made for a “Presbytery” meeting that will take place at Highview in just a few days. Quite often when I tell people that I am a pastor they will ask me about the type of church I serve. When I tell them […]
EPC, evangelical presbyterian church, presbyterianismBy Pastor Stephen Hess – There is no such thing as a “perfect church.” In fact, it’s been said that if you find the perfect church don’t join it or else you’ll ruin it! The reason there are no perfect churches is simple: churches are made up of people and there are no perfect people. […]
1 Corinthians, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – The first couple of months of 2017 have been a whirlwind for our family! After being in the adoption process for the better part of year, God answered our prayers and brought a new daughter—Evangeline—into our family. One of the things we have been so thankful for throughout this process […]
adoption, gospelBy Pastor Stephen Hess – As we started the new year at Highview we have been focusing on our theological roots in the Protestant Reformation. 2017 marks the 500th year anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, and consequently we have been using this anniversary as an occasion to study some of our most foundational […]
reformation, reformed theologyBy Pastor Stephen Hess – I once heard a pastor say that there are certain beliefs within the Christian faith that are “bullet beliefs.” Bullet beliefs are doctrines that are so important that you would be willing to take a bullet to defend them. These doctrines are so non-negotiable that you would give up your […]
reformation, reformed theologyBy Pastor Stephen Hess – It seems like every few years there is a news story about a religious leader who is predicting the end of the world. You may remember it was just a few years ago when American Christian radio host Harold Camping stated that Judgment Day would take place on May 21, […]
advent, christmas, prophecy, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – As I write this article, election day is less than two weeks away. This year we will have yet another opportunity to vote and choose the next President of the United States. One of the things that sets Christians in modern America apart from Christians in the early church is […]
culture, politicsBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Recently we began a new sermon series at Highview called “Resident Aliens.” During this series we are exploring what it means to live as a Christian in today’s world. In one sense we are “residents” of this world. We live here, we work here, and we raise our families here. […]
church, kingdom, kingdom of god